BoxRec:Policy - Revision history

Emaster: clarified using text from this page

2012-02-02T00:15:31Z

clarified using text from this page

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	Please write in English only; do not write in another language. Otherwise the page may be deleted, because this is an English-only boxing ~~encyclopedia~~.		Please write in English only; do not write in another language. Otherwise the page may be deleted, because this is an English-only boxing encyclopaedia.

	Please do not paste news articles from other websites that you do not have the permission to use. Articles that are pasted from another site will be deleted. Continued abuse of this policy will result in the User and his IP being banned indefinitely. It is acceptable and encouraged that the User link to the news article, if they do not have permission.		Please do not paste news articles from other websites that you do not have the permission to use. Articles that are pasted from another site will be deleted. Continued abuse of this policy will result in the User and his IP being banned indefinitely. It is acceptable and encouraged that the User link to the news article, if they do not have permission.
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	Doing your own work and writing your own fight summaries, biographies, or quoting a source used in the text of a Wiki page, is acceptable.		Doing your own work and writing your own fight summaries, biographies, or quoting a source used in the text of a Wiki page, is acceptable.

	Try to maintain a neutral point of view (NPV) when working on a Wiki Page. Pages that are heavily biased or are slanderous will be edited or deleted. Maintaining a neutral point of view also means that the author should not write in the first person. Example: "I watched this fight from ringside. It was a great fight, Smith clobbered Jones with a left hook." Instead, something like this should be written: "Smith knocked down Jones with a left hook." (However, feel free to write in the first person~~, and subjective material,~~ in the "Talk," "Discussion," or "Discuss this page" pages. Just be sure to add your "[[Using the Talk/Discussion Feature\|signature]].")		Try to maintain a neutral point of view (NPV) when working on a Wiki Page. Pages that are heavily biased or are slanderous will be edited or deleted. Maintaining a neutral point of view also means that the author should not write in the first person. Example: "I watched this fight from ringside. It was a great fight, Smith clobbered Jones with a left hook." Instead, something like this should be written: "Smith knocked down Jones with a left hook." (However, feel free to write in the first person in the "Talk," "Discussion," or "Discuss this page" pages as long as you post questions, make comments and suggestions, and so forth, on how to improve ''any'' page in this Encyclopaedia. Just be sure to add your "[[Using the Talk/Discussion Feature\|signature]].")

	Also try and avoid [[Peacock Term\|Peacock Terms]], with statements like "Graham was an underrated fighter." Instead try to write an article using facts to help convince the reader that Graham was in fact an underrated fighter.		Also try and avoid [[Peacock Term\|Peacock Terms]], with statements like "Graham was an underrated fighter." Instead try to write an article using facts to help convince the reader that Graham was in fact an underrated fighter.

	See also the "[[Help:Contents\|Help]]" page.		See also the "[[Help:Contents\|Help]]" page.

Ric: clarified: English only

2006-08-30T15:48:21Z

clarified: English only

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			Please write in English only; do not write in another language. Otherwise the page may be deleted, because this is an English-only boxing encyclopedia.

	Please do not paste news articles from other websites that you do not have the permission to use. Articles that are pasted from another site will be deleted. Continued abuse of this policy will result in the User and his IP being banned indefinitely. It is acceptable and encouraged that the User link to the news article, if they do not have permission.		Please do not paste news articles from other websites that you do not have the permission to use. Articles that are pasted from another site will be deleted. Continued abuse of this policy will result in the User and his IP being banned indefinitely. It is acceptable and encouraged that the User link to the news article, if they do not have permission.

	Doing your own work and writing your own fight summaries, biographies, or quoting a source used in the text of a Wiki page, is acceptable.		Doing your own work and writing your own fight summaries, biographies, or quoting a source used in the text of a Wiki page, is acceptable.

	Try to maintain a neutral point of view (NPV) when working on a Wiki Page. Pages that are heavily biased or are slanderous will be edited or deleted. Maintaining a neutral point of view also means that the author should not write in the first person. Example: "I watched this fight from ringside. It was a great fight, Smith clobbered Jones with a left hook." Instead, something like this should be written: "Smith knocked down Jones with a left hook."		Try to maintain a neutral point of view (NPV) when working on a Wiki Page. Pages that are heavily biased or are slanderous will be edited or deleted. Maintaining a neutral point of view also means that the author should not write in the first person. Example: "I watched this fight from ringside. It was a great fight, Smith clobbered Jones with a left hook." Instead, something like this should be written: "Smith knocked down Jones with a left hook." (However, feel free to write in the first person, and subjective material, in the "Talk," "Discussion," or "Discuss this page" pages. Just be sure to add your "[[Using the Talk/Discussion Feature\|signature]].")

	~~Also try~~ and ~~avoid [[Peacock Term\|Peacock Terms]]~~, ~~with statements like~~ "~~Graham was an underrated fighter~~". ~~Instead try~~ to ~~write an article using facts, which help convince~~ the ~~reader that Graham was in fact an underrated fighter~~.

	~~However~~, ~~feel free~~ to write in the ~~first person, and subjective material,~~ in ~~the "Talk," "Discussion," or "Discuss this page" pages~~.		Also try and avoid [[Peacock Term\|Peacock Terms]], with statements like "Graham was an underrated fighter." Instead try to write an article using facts to help convince the reader that Graham was in fact an underrated fighter.

	See also the "[[Help:Contents\|Help]]" page.		See also the "[[Help:Contents\|Help]]" page.

Ric: "Help" link

2006-01-06T05:34:26Z

"Help" link

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	However, feel free to write in the first person, and subjective material, in the "Talk," "Discussion," or "Discuss this page" pages.		However, feel free to write in the first person, and subjective material, in the "Talk," "Discussion," or "Discuss this page" pages.

	See also the "Help" page.		See also the "[[Help:Contents\|Help]]" page.

Matt at 18:09, 17 November 2005

2005-11-17T18:09:06Z

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	Try to maintain a neutral point of view (NPV) when working on a Wiki Page. Pages that are heavily biased or are slanderous will be edited or deleted. Maintaining a neutral point of view also means that the author should not write in the first person. Example: "I watched this fight from ringside. It was a great fight, Smith clobbered Jones with a left hook." Instead, something like this should be written: "Smith knocked down Jones with a left hook."		Try to maintain a neutral point of view (NPV) when working on a Wiki Page. Pages that are heavily biased or are slanderous will be edited or deleted. Maintaining a neutral point of view also means that the author should not write in the first person. Example: "I watched this fight from ringside. It was a great fight, Smith clobbered Jones with a left hook." Instead, something like this should be written: "Smith knocked down Jones with a left hook."

	Also try and avoid [[Peacock Terms]], with statements like "Graham was an underrated fighter". Instead try to write an article using facts, which help convince the reader that Graham was in fact an underrated fighter.		Also try and avoid [[Peacock Term\|Peacock Terms]], with statements like "Graham was an underrated fighter". Instead try to write an article using facts, which help convince the reader that Graham was in fact an underrated fighter.

	However, feel free to write in the first person, and subjective material, in the "Talk," "Discussion," or "Discuss this page" pages.		However, feel free to write in the first person, and subjective material, in the "Talk," "Discussion," or "Discuss this page" pages.

	See also the "Help" page.		See also the "Help" page.

Matt: Added reference to peacock terms

2005-11-17T18:08:41Z

Added reference to peacock terms

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	Try to maintain a neutral point of view (NPV) when working on a Wiki Page. Pages that are heavily biased or are slanderous will be edited or deleted. Maintaining a neutral point of view also means that the author should not write in the first person. Example: "I watched this fight from ringside. It was a great fight, Smith clobbered Jones with a left hook." Instead, something like this should be written: "Smith knocked down Jones with a left hook."		Try to maintain a neutral point of view (NPV) when working on a Wiki Page. Pages that are heavily biased or are slanderous will be edited or deleted. Maintaining a neutral point of view also means that the author should not write in the first person. Example: "I watched this fight from ringside. It was a great fight, Smith clobbered Jones with a left hook." Instead, something like this should be written: "Smith knocked down Jones with a left hook."

			Also try and avoid [[Peacock Terms]], with statements like "Graham was an underrated fighter". Instead try to write an article using facts, which help convince the reader that Graham was in fact an underrated fighter.

	However, feel free to write in the first person, and subjective material, in the "Talk," "Discussion," or "Discuss this page" pages.		However, feel free to write in the first person, and subjective material, in the "Talk," "Discussion," or "Discuss this page" pages.

	See also the "Help" page.		See also the "Help" page.

Ric: updated

2005-06-05T21:30:27Z

updated

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	Please do not paste news articles from other websites that you do not have the permission to use. Articles that are pasted from another site, will be deleted. Continued abuse of this policy, will result in the ~~user~~ and his IP being banned indefinitely. It is acceptable and encouraged that the ~~user~~ link to the news article, if they do not have permission.		Please do not paste news articles from other websites that you do not have the permission to use. Articles that are pasted from another site will be deleted. Continued abuse of this policy will result in the User and his IP being banned indefinitely. It is acceptable and encouraged that the User link to the news article, if they do not have permission.

	Doing your own work and writing your own fight summaries, ~~biographys~~, or quoting a source used in the text of a Wiki page is acceptable ~~behavior~~.		Doing your own work and writing your own fight summaries, biographies, or quoting a source used in the text of a Wiki page, is acceptable.

	Try to maintain a neutral point of view (NPV) when working on a Wiki Page. Pages that are heavily biased or are slanderous will be edited or deleted. Maintaining a neutral point of view, also means that the author should not write in the first person.		Try to maintain a neutral point of view (NPV) when working on a Wiki Page. Pages that are heavily biased or are slanderous will be edited or deleted. Maintaining a neutral point of view also means that the author should not write in the first person. Example: "I watched this fight from ringside. It was a great fight, Smith clobbered Jones with a left hook." Instead, something like this should be written: "Smith knocked down Jones with a left hook."

	~~Example:~~		However, feel free to write in the first person, and subjective material, in the "Talk," "Discussion," or "Discuss this page" pages.

	"~~I watched this fight from ringside. It was a great fight, Smith clobbered Jones with a left hook."~~		See also the "Help" page.

	~~Instead, something like this should be written:~~

	"~~Smith knocked down Jones with a left hook, in an exciting bout~~."

Matt at 00:02, 11 March 2005

2005-03-11T00:02:23Z

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	Please do not paste news articles from other websites that you do not have the permission to use. Articles that are pasted from another site, will be deleted. Continued abuse of this policy, will result in the user and his IP being banned indefinitely. It is acceptable and encouraged that the user link to the news article, if they do not have permission.		Please do not paste news articles from other websites that you do not have the permission to use. Articles that are pasted from another site, will be deleted. Continued abuse of this policy, will result in the user and his IP being banned indefinitely. It is acceptable and encouraged that the user link to the news article, if they do not have permission.

	Doing your own work and writing your own fight summaries, biographys, or quoting a source used in the text of a Wiki page is acceptable behavior.		Doing your own work and writing your own fight summaries, biographys, or quoting a source used in the text of a Wiki page is acceptable behavior.

			Try to maintain a neutral point of view (NPV) when working on a Wiki Page. Pages that are heavily biased or are slanderous will be edited or deleted. Maintaining a neutral point of view, also means that the author should not write in the first person.

			Example:

			"I watched this fight from ringside. It was a great fight, Smith clobbered Jones with a left hook."

			Instead, something like this should be written:

			"Smith knocked down Jones with a left hook, in an exciting bout."

Matt at 22:21, 23 February 2005

2005-02-23T22:21:14Z

New page

Please do not paste news articles from other websites that you do not have the permission to use. Articles that are pasted from another site, will be deleted. Continued abuse of this policy, will result in the user and his IP being banned indefinitely. It is acceptable and encouraged that the user link to the news article, if they do not have permission.

Doing your own work and writing your own fight summaries, biographys, or quoting a source used in the text of a Wiki page is acceptable behavior.